durative
noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
Origin of durative
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How to use durative in a sentence
“Let him pray,” let him pray as a habit (present tense of durative action).
Studies in the Epistle of James | A. T. RobertsonFor the use of the durative passive forms see the entry under paga-un.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. Wolffdurative forms: future and subjunctive magpaN-(→); past nagpaN-(→).
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffVerbs with this paka- occur with the active durative and local passive affixes.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffThe tense of the verb (present durative) implies that some of them had been doing precisely this thing.
Studies in the Epistle of James | A. T. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for durative
/ (ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar /
denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive
the durative aspect of a verb
a verb in this aspect
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